Zu & Co.

Zu & Co.
Compilation album by Zucchero
Released	May 14, 2004
Genre	Pop, rock
Length	76:58
Label	Polydor Records, Universal
Producer	Toby Baker, Simon Climie, Corrado Rustici, Zucchero
Zucchero chronology
Shake (2001) Zu & Co. (2004) Fly (2006)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Q	[2][3]
PopMatters	[4]

Zu & Co. is a compilation album by Italian blues rock singer-songwriter Zucchero Fornaciari released in 2004.^[5] With the exception of "Indaco Dagli occhi Del Cielo" (a cover of the Korgis song "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime") and "Il Grande Baboomba", all songs have previously been recorded and released by Zucchero. For "Zu & Co." new versions of these songs were recorded with a selection of artists with whom Zucchero has performed during his career. It has been released in several editions, Italian, Spanish, French (including duet with Johnny Hallyday), Australian, Latin American, and International.^[5] The album has sold over a million of copies worldwide and was one of the rare Italian albums which managed to enter the Billboard 200 (#84) chart, after its release in the United States in the summer of 2005 in partnership with the Starbucks Hear Music label and Concord Records.^[6] It topped the Billboards World Albums chart, where charted for 27 weeks.^[7]

To present the album was held a special concert with guests at the Royal Albert Hall in London,^[5] which was recorded and released as Zu & Co live at the Royal Albert Hall. The show was also recorded by TV networks.^[5] In December 2005 was released a limited edition box set titled Zu & Co. - The Ultimate Duets Collection, with regular CD and DVD, and additional third disc with 12 more duets, including "Mama" feat Stevie Ray Vaughan, "Io vivo (in te)" feat Bryan Adams, "Diamante" feat Randy Crawford, "Before you accuse me" feat Buddy Guy, and "Va, pensiero" feat Sinéad O'Connor.

Track listing

Italian edition

1. "Dune Mosse" (with Miles Davis) – 5:44
2. "Muoio Per Te" (with Sting) – 3:23
3. "Indaco Dagli Occhi Del Cielo" (with Vanessa Carlton, feat. Haylie Ecker) – 4:03
4. "Il Grande Baboomba" (with Mousse T) – 3:20
5. "Like The Sun (From Out Of Nowhere)" (with Macy Gray, feat. Jeff Beck) – 3:56
6. "Baila morena" (with Maná) – 4:06
7. "Ali D'Oro" (with John Lee Hooker) – 4:57
8. "Blue" (lyrics by Bono; with Sheryl Crow or Ilse DeLange) – 4:48
9. "Pure Love" (with Dolores O'Riordan) – 3:28
10. "A Wonderful World" (with Eric Clapton) – 4:35
11. "Pippo (Nasty Guy)" (with Tom Jones) – 3:16
12. "Hey Man (Sing A Song)" (with B. B. King) – 4:37
13. "Il Volo (The Flight)" (with Ronan Keating) – 4:48
14. "Così Celeste (with Cheb Mami) – 4:42
15. "Diavolo In Me (A Devil In Me)" (with Solomon Burke) – 4:00
16. "Senza Una Donna (Without A Woman)" (with Paul Young) – 4:30
17. "Il Mare Impetuoso Al Tramonto Salì Sulla Luna E Dietro Una Tendina Di Stelle..." (with Brian May) – 4:05
18. "Miserere" (with Luciano Pavarotti & Andrea Bocelli) – 4:14

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Argentina Albums Chart[8]	1
Austrian Albums Chart[9]	1
Belgian Albums Chart (VL)[10]	26
Belgian Albums Chart (VL)[10]	1
Dutch Albums Chart[11]	14
European Top 100 Albums[12]	5
French Albums Chart[13]	11
German Albums Chart	4
Italian Albums Chart[14]	1
Portuguese Albums Chart[15]	30
Spanish Albums Chart[16]	27
Swiss Albums Chart[17]	1
World Albums Chart[7][18]	1
US Billboard Top 200[19][18]	84

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Austria (IFPI Austria)[20]	Platinum	30,000
France (SNEP)[21]	Gold	186,100 (2004)[22]
Germany (BVMI)[23]	Platinum	200,000
Italy (FIMI)[24]	5× Platinum	500,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[25]	2× Platinum	80,000
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[26]	Platinum	1,000,000
United States (RIAA)[27]	Gold	500,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

1. William Ruhlmann. "Zucchero & Co. - Zucchero; Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
2. John Aizlewood (4 August 2004). "Zucchero : Un Milione Di Copies!" (in Italian). zucchero.it. Retrieved 3 March 2016. Il giornalista di Q John Aizlewood afferma tra l'altro che Zucchero il più delle volte riesce a cantare meglio dei suoi ospiti nel suo recente album e quando duetta con un vero soulman come Solomon Burke (in " A devil in me") i due sembrano fratelli di sangue... La recensione su Q ha meritato ben 3 stellette su 5! E questo capita raramente per un disco non anglosassone.
3. "Sorpresa, un CD di un cantante italiano su 'Q' (e la recensione è pure buona)" (in Italian). Rockol. 26 June 2004. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
4. Justin Cober-Lake (12 October 2005). "Zucchero & Co.". PopMatters. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
5. "Building A Bigger Star". Newsweek. 2 August 2004. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
6. "Starbucks Nabs King, Zucchero Albums". Billboard. 25 May 2005. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
7. "Chart Beat". Billboard. 21 July 2005. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
8. ""Argentina Top 20 Albums"". Archived from the original on 10 March 2005.
9. "Austria Top 40 Albums"
10. Lescharts.com
11. "Dutch Top 100 Albums"
12. Lannert, John (8 March 1997). "In Europe, A Variety Of Best Sellers". Billboard 109 (10). Retrieved 2 March 2016.
13. "France Top 200 Albums"
14. Italian FIMI Singles Chart
15. "Portugal Top 30 Albums"
16. "Spain Top 100 Albums"
17. "Switzerland Top 100 Albums"
18. "Billboard.biz". Retrieved 4 March 2016.
19. "U.S. Billboard Top 200 Albums"
20. "Austrian album certifications – Zucchero" (in German). IFPI Austria. Enter Zucchero in the field Interpret. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen
21. "French album certifications – Zucchero" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
22. "Les Certifications 2004" (in French). InfoDisc. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
23. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Zucchero; 'Zu & Co.')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
24. "James Blunt & Robbie Williams pass 5 million sales mark in Europe - March 2006". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. 7 April 2006. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
25. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Zucchero; 'Zu & Co.')". Hung Medien.
26. "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2006". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
27. "American album certifications – Zucchero – Zu & Co.". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH